ST Johnstone are on the brink of securing the Scottish Championship title, with a win over Dunfermline Athletic potentially confirming their promotion back to the Premiership. The club has led the second tier since their opening-day statement win over Partick Thistle on 2 August. ST Johnstone's dominance has been impressive, with Simo Valakari's side now within two points of the title and promotion just a year after relegation. The Glasgow side, Partick Thistle, have been their closest challengers, but a late equaliser away to relegation-threatened Airdrieonians on Saturday has given ST Johnstone the opportunity to secure the title. ST Johnstone will face Dunfermline Athletic in a match postponed from Saturday because of their hosts' participation in the Scottish Cup semi-finals. The match will be broadcast live on the BBC Scotland TV channel on Tuesday. ST Johnstone's loyalty to manager Simo Valakari has been rewarded, with the club looking to have been rewarded for their faith in the Finn. Valakari had been brought in as a potential saviour from relegation after Craig Levein was sacked with his side sitting 10th of the 12 clubs just five games into last season. ST Johnstone's American owner, Adam Webb, stood by the Finn, just as he had done in January 2025 when announcing his own recovery from the cancer diagnosis made just two weeks after he completed his purchase the previous July. Webb was looking to the long term, vowing not to 'break the bank' to avoid relegation as he looked to keep the club 'sustainable'. By November, now in the Championship, he was able to suggest they had been able to 'weather the storm' of relegation without the need for a cash injection. ST Johnstone fans seemed happy to put their faith in Valakari and, by January, Webb was proclaiming the meditation-loving Finn the 'UK's most beloved manager'.